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Writing Immigrant Characters as a

Writing Immigrant Characters as a "Rookie American"

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By Lara Vapnyar | August 9, 2016

Six Rules for Creating an Oral History

Six Rules for Creating an Oral History

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By Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain | August 5, 2016

On the Many Ways and Reasons to Mix Poetry and Prose

On the Many Ways and Reasons to Mix Poetry and Prose

Contributing to A Long-Standing and Very Various Tradition

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The Accidental Life: An Editor’s Notes on Writing and Writers

The Accidental Life: An Editor’s Notes on Writing and Writers

Terry McDonell

By Lit Hub Excerpts | August 2, 2016

Women Writing Brazil

Women Writing Brazil

Selections from PEN America's New Issue of Glossolalia

By Literary Hub | July 28, 2016

Jenny Diski's Jisei: On Death Poems and <em>In Gratitude</em>

Jenny Diski's Jisei: On Death Poems and In Gratitude

How Writers Approach the Unapproachable

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